As artists, our creativity and inspiration stem from an interplay of our experiences, our personalities and our individual perception of the world. We are surrounded by people so different from ourselves who can open our eyes and inspire us to create something unique.

As creatives in two very different fields, this is a place for things we find and do that inspire us, a place to invite and connect with other artists from any creative walk of life. We hope you are entertained, excited and inspired by something you find here.

Ria Mishaal is an artist and photographer, exploring the capture of light and love in still images. She loves trees, authenticity, and working with her hands. She likes to be organised. She loves to get lost in stories, breathing fresh air and learning.

Helen is a writer and broadcaster who is drawn to the life aquatic. She loves sewing dresses, growing veg, and those surprising things you only find by looking carefully. Her artwork combines intricacies of the natural world with a delight in scene-setting and storytelling.

Monthly Archives: June 2011

It is haunting. Utterly arresting and beautiful. It was directed by Heidi Stohr, and animated by her, Daniel Snaddon, Chris Ntuli ansd Sifiso Motaung for City Slang Records in Germany. I came across this music video for ‘Great White Bear’ by the band Dear Reader when Jake came back from visiting his cousins in South […]

Her songs are some of the most beautiful I have ever heard. To me Zee Avi‘s music captures the human condition – beauty, complexity, sadness, wry humour. Her lyrics paint the most vivid canvas, her voice a gorgeous mix of silk and gravel…this is one of my favourites. – posted by Ria Mishaal

I don’t even remember how old I was when my father gave me a copy of Desiderata by Max Ehrmann. It has always been there. The most precious gift. He tells me I was 10. It is what I have always wanted to live by…even though it is so hard sometimes. I have a habit […]